It took under a minute after kick-off for the American supporters to break into a chant of “I believe that we will win”, in the stands in Marseille. That in itself is not too out of the ordinary – it’s one of the customary rallying cries from those who worship the US women’s national team … Read more
Picks of the week Perfect Day With Jessica KnappettWidely available, episodes weeklyComedian Jessica Knappett invites famous friends to talk through their daily routine. First up is her Avoidance co-star Romesh Ranganathan, who chats about having a bin van named after him and interviewing 50 Cent, before Knappett turns the conversation to her Magic Mike Live … Read more
Marvel was surely expecting a hero’s welcome over the weekend when they announced that Robert Downey Jr would be returning to the Marvel Universe, and at San Diego Comic-Con, at least, that’s what they got. Crucially, Downey won’t be playing Tony Stark, whose endpoint in Avengers: Endgame would be left untouched, but rather Dr Doom, … Read more
Key events Kemi Badenoch asked to use taxpayers’ money to pay for holiday flight, sources claim Pippa Crerar Kemi Badenoch asked officials to pay for a holiday flight with taxpayers’ money to the US while in government but was rebuffed by her former department’s top civil servant, the Guardian understands. Officials at the department for … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Much of the water in the U.S. West is transported across vast geographical areas by large infrastructure projects known as interbasin water transfers. Two of these projects in particular make up 85% of all energy-related greenhouse gas emissions associated with U.S. interbasin transfer—one in Arizona and the other in California—according to … Read more
On Tuesday, at UCLA, Amad Diallo professed a wish to stay at Manchester United “all my life”. Twenty-four hours later, 130 miles south at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium, and the Ivorian filed a first-half display that was a fine audition to take him into Erik ten Hag’s first XI for a long while, at least. … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Current climate policies imply a high risk for tipping of critical Earth system elements, even if temperatures return to below 1.5°C of global warming after a period of overshoot. A new study indicates that these risks can be minimized if warming is swiftly reversed. Human-made climate change can lead to a … Read more
The demise of Rex airline’s flights between capital cities highlights how the aviation system is set up to favour Qantas and Virgin, Australia’s former competition tsar says. The cash-strapped carrier has appointed administrators and grounded Boeing 737s on its intercity routes but its regional services remain operational. A potential federal government bailout has been flagged … Read more
There has been plenty of rain, sweat and tears shed at the Paris Olympics this week. But the pool at the heart of La Défense Arena has suffered a drought of world records that has athletes and officials scratching their heads. After five days, Paris 2024 has seen only a single world record fall in … Read more
Police accused Robert and Anne Geeves of murdering teenager Amber Haigh to take her baby and then disposing of her body by feeding it to pigs, the New South Wales supreme court has heard. The seventh week of the Geeves murder trial heard extraordinary evidence about the arrest of Robert and Anne Geeves in May … Read more